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Re: (TFT) ST/Weight Table (long)



Strength
The following is TFT ST with some real world physical fitness equivalents. The numbers were averaged from ?AAHPERD Youth Fitness Test Manual, revised 1975 edition.? test results. Specifically the college age group results were used. By doing the tests listed below one could find out their own TFT ST. All of my friends and I got an 11 ST. Only one friend got a 12.

Standing Jump: measured in meters. Results are listed in Male/Female scores. A standing jump is measured from in front of the toes to the back most part to land, or the heel marks of impact which ever is shorter.

Pull Up: It only counts if done overhand, without swinging, and goes all the way back to full extension before starting the next one. For females the arm hang must be done with the chin over the bar, looking ahead, and is measured in seconds held. The counting stops when the person either starts to tilt their head or touches the bar with their chin.

Percent: This is the percentage of the population of American college students who took the test that have less ST than shown.

Option: A sprint number is the number of 1.88m hexes (sorry, I don?t use the 1.333m Hex so a figure fits in one Hex when prone) a character may move per MA if the figure moved full MA that turn. If the sprinter turns facing or direction by just one Hex then they loose the sprint multiplier for the rest of that move. A sprinter may not turn by more than one Hex until the next turn. The multiplier assumes a very smooth running surface. The multiplier is ?1 for grassy fields, -2 for woods, and ?3 for broken terrain (which also requires a 3D roll per Hex anyway).


ST     Standing     Pull up     Percent     Option
        Jump       Arm hang    of pop        Sprint
0
1
2     1.27/0.68      0/ 0           0.1        3.1/2.1
3
4
5     1.79/1.25      0/ 7           5          3.7/2.8
6     1.88/1.35      1/ 9          10          3.8/2.9
7  1.96/1.40      2/11          15          4.0/3.0
     2.00/1.42      3/12          20          4.0/3.1
8  2.05/1.47      3/14          25          4.0/3.1
     2.08/1.50      4/15          30          4.1/3.2
9     2.11/1.52      4/16          35          4.1/3.2
      2.13/1.58      5/17          40          4.1/3.3
      2.16/1.63      5/18          45          4.2/3.3
10     2.21/1.63      6/20          50          4.2/3.4
11     2.26/1.68      6/21          60          4.3/3.5
      2.26/1.70      7/22          65          4.3/3.5
      2.31/1.73      7/24          70          4.4/3.6
12     2.34/1.78      8/26          75          4.4/3.6
      2.39/1.80      8/28          80          4.5/3.7
13     2.41/1.85      9/30          85          4.5/3.7
14     2.49/1.91     10/33          90          4.6/3.8
15     2.57/1.98     10/38          95          4.7/3.9
16
17
18     2.90/2.13     12/39          99.9        5.2/5.3


The implication of this table is that there are different kinds of strength. Not only differences in male and female strength for the average person. I would have these numbers be only true for Man. Creatures and monsters like Dragons, elementals, horses, and cats would have different kinds of strength. The following table assumes humanoids once again. The is the maximum weight the character can lift. They can only do this briefly. That and the weight can not be lifted higher than their center of gravity.

ST      Dead Lift(metric tons)
35  1
45      2
55      3
64      4
71      5
78      6
84      7
90      8
95      9
100      10
105      11
110      12
115      13
119      14
123      15
127      16
131      17
135      18
138      19
140 Can carry 1 metric ton
142      20
145      21
149      22
152      23
155      24
159      25
162      26
165      27
168      28
171      29
173      30
176      31
179      32
182      33
184      34
187      35
190      36
193      37
195  38


The following Table is for adolescent children. It is listed by Age not ST. Strength is the second column. It has the standing jump, pull up, and sit up. One table for each sex. One of the conclusions of the study was that Females are not encouraged by society to excel physically. Hence the drop of in some abilities. Now that female sports are encouraged I imagine these numbers would continue to climb.

MALE adolescents

            Standing
Age     ST    Jump        Pull up     Sit up
10      4     1.42            1          31
11      5     1.50            2          34
12      6     1.52            2          36
13      7     1.58            3          38
14      8     1.63            4          41
15      9     1.63            6          41
16     10     1.58            7          41
17     10     1.63            7          41


FEMALE adolescents

            Standing
Age     ST    Jump        Arm hang     Sit up
10      3     1.42            9          27
11      4     1.50           11          29
12      5     1.52            9          29
13      6     1.58            7          31
14      7     1.63            9          31
15      8     1.63            9          31
16      9     1.58            7          31
17     10     1.63            7          31


   David Michael Grouchy II

P.S. AAHPERD publications, Washington, D.C (703) 476-3481

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